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Biochemist on Task Force

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Dr. Rodney Boyer of the Hope College chemistry faculty has been appointed to a three-year
term on the Task Force on Educational Resources for the American Society for Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

The 12-member task force is made up of biochemists and molecular biologists from U.S. colleges and universities, and the pharmaceutical industry. Projects that the task force will be working on include: national requirements for undergraduate biochemistry/molecular biology degrees, topic content in biochemistry/molecular biology courses, biochemistry laboratory design, research poster sessions at national meetings and summer research projects in biochemistry for high school teachers. ASBMB is the nation's largest organization of biochemists/molecular biologists. Boyer is the Drs. Edward A. and Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry at Hope, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1974. He teaches biochemistry courses at the college. During his 25 years at Hope, he has directed the research of more than 70 undergraduate students, published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals and written three biochemistry textbooks. His research interests include the metabolism of iron and reactive forms of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Boyer is on a leave of absence during the 1999- 2000 academic year, working on the third edition of his book "Modern Experimental Biochemistry."